Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, w...
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
It's weird, it is, out there, hiding somewhere, in the trees or somewhere outta sight, a spot where your ears ad your mind are telling you there's no noise....which is impossible. There ain't nothing but noise in this world, nothing but the constant thoughts of men and things coming at you and at you and at you. (查看原文)
“Prentisstown isn’t like other towns.” Expect that Prentisstown is pretty similar to every other town/settlement in the book, though that line, which was the first line on my blurb did make me want to read this book. I have heard a bit about this book an...
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0 有用 陈德柱 2015-12-08 23:52:41
儿童文学，不要浪费时间。
0 有用 sanzo 2014-04-19 22:42:09
一整天读完第一本，作者好残忍啊，running for nothing at all and he lost everything.
0 有用 陈德柱 2015-12-08 23:52:41
儿童文学，不要浪费时间。
0 有用 sanzo 2014-04-19 22:42:09
一整天读完第一本，作者好残忍啊，running for nothing at all and he lost everything.